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Sleeping With The Enemy

A gentleman (?) and his wife are speeding down the highway when a policeman pulls them over

``I'm sorry, sir, but I clocked you speeding at 75 mph. I'll have to give you a ticket''

``No way, officer,'' says the guy, '`I was watching my speedometer closely, and I never exceeded 55 mph''

``Oh, honey,'' says the wife, '`you were going 75, I saw the speedometer''

``Be quiet, woman,'' he responds.

``Also,'' continued the trooper, '`I'll have to give you a ticket for not wearing your seat belt''

``But officer,'' he responded, '`I ALWAYS wear my seat belt. I just took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license and insurance card from the glove compartment''

``Oh, honey,'' his wife continued, '`you never wear your seat belt and you weren't wearing it today, either''

``Shut up!'' he yelled.

``Excuse me, ma'am,'' said the trooper, '`But does he always talk to you this way?''

``No, sir -- only when he's drunk.''

Vocabulary Help

  • highway: rodovia
  • pull over: encostar
  • speeding at: dirigindo a
  • ticket: multa
  • no way: de jeito nenhum
  • see (see, saw, seen): ver
  • speedometer: velocímetro
  • seat belt: cinto de segurança
  • always: sempre
  • take off: retirar
  • insurance: seguro
  • glove compartment: porta luvas
  • shut up: cala a boca
  • drunk: bebado


Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,


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